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Browse 114 movies from Korea National University of Arts
One day, an unknown existence appears and announces that everyone will die. To survive judgment day, those who have witnessed the death of their immediate family members must share their lives with those around them.
Apr 2023
It’s the year 2075. Jung-won, a pathologist, has a recurring nightmare about her sister’s death. In order to cease the nightmares, she visits the sea of tranquility, called Moon. There she undergoes a strange experience that causes the death of her sister.
Jun 2014
Seon-hee is a high school girl who used to tell lies to get her friends attention. She leaves Seoul guilt-ridden when her friend Jung-mi kills herself because of Seon-hee's lies. In the countryside where no one knows her, Seon-hee begins a new life as Seul-ki.
Mar 2019
Hochul and Youngran, the owners of two cafes, fall in love with each other and plan to live together. However, they must wait for the time being because of the remaining real estate contracts. One day, they have a small car accident. In order to keep it quiet, they decide to take care of the young man involved, named Suk about whom they know nothing.
Dec 2022
A young homeless man happens to draw a series of illustrations over dusty surfaces, gradually recovering from the pains of his past.
Apr 2021
Eleven-year-old boy Jeong-ho lives with his mother, whose principle of life is to eat raw food. To the boy’s seemingly bright prospect of well-being befalls a crisis: When his classmate Hye-mi teases him for his refusal of snacks, he musters up all his courage and try eating a piece of chocolate, and it is unbelievably sweet. Now Jeong-ho becomes suspicious about his lifelong lifestyle, and the suspicion grows as his body grows.
Apr 2014
The film portrays the anguish of an abandoned person and yet focuses on the process in which she grows more conscious of her true self. As she handles the foul giblets of slaughtered pigs, Sarah gets to realize that her real name is Jeong-ja. Every time she vomits, it seems as if the Jeong-ja inside her bursts forth. This short film shows what her real name is and who she really is. Her struggle ripens during the process of recovering her name.
May 2019
After being cursed by X, a man is doomed, unable to erect himself. He sets out to visit X.
Jul 2023
A round table of diverse characters, each obsessed with one of the five senses, participates in a very, very high-stakes game of social deduction. Who gets eliminated when the lights go out?
Dec 2021
Father Kim and Assistant Deacon Choi try to exorcise the demon from Young-shin, but she remains unresponsive despite their efforts.
May 2014
Hae-Soo moved to a small city where nobody knows her. There, she opens a cafe and starts a new life. One day, a customer and a high school student, Ye-Jin, gives her a hand during the cafe's busy hour. Hae-Soo then hires Ye-Jin to work as a part-timer at her cafe. They form a close bond while secrets and confused emotions linger in the background.
Oct 2018
Chan-woo, who has been studying to become a police officer for 5 years, joins his friends for dinner to ask for the money to apply for his exam and ends up getting drunk. He completely blacks out and wakes up not remembering what happened in his next door neighbor's room. Not only that, he finds a bloody corpse in the middle of the room.
Nov 2022
Photographer Hyeri receives a wedding invitation from her old friend/ex lover. Hyeri is not sure whether she will go or not. Curator Juhyun is very comfortable about her sexuality and confident. Hyeri, who is not honest to herself, falls for Juhyun slowly.
Jun 2020
A chain of harshness. Brother’s divorce brings ceaseless conflict to the family. Disputes over custody of his kid and alimony constantly plague him, but I can neither help him nor ignore his troubles. Boyfriend seems to be selfish and makes me nervous. There are always anxieties lurking below the surface of any human relationships. This anxiety becomes incarnated in the shadowy face of a pervert hiding in the alley, and darkness has its metaphorical meaning in the entire film.
Apr 2004
Geun-seong, a streamer who aspires to achieve great popularity, meets Jongman, a famous comedian and YouTuber, at a high school reunion. Fueled by alcohol, he confidently proposes a collaboration, hoping to leverage Jong-man's fame to boost his own broadcast. However, Jong-man rejects the offer, leaving Geun-seong feeling humiliated. In his drunken state, Geun-seong exposed the school violence he suffered at Jong-man's hands on his own broadcast. When he wakes up sober, he discovers that the exposé video has become a viral comedy video instead!
Oct 2024
Every day on his way to work, a man steals a look at a boy living in the neighborhood. He can't help gazing at the boy's beautiful face.
Jan 2014
"A Crevice of Violence" is a story about a boy’s life. His mother has left the family and his father is an alcoholic. The boy is a very violent troublemaker. The stand out point of "A Crevice of Violence "is that it doesn’t only show the cycle of violation but actually questions on how to exit this vicious cycle. The film tries to find a way through the attitude of his remarried mother and his judge in charge and the facial expression of the boy when he meets them.
Apr 2015
Little Bo-ri's family has come together – as they do every year – to commemorate her late grandfather. Bean sprouts are missing from their meal and so Bo-ri is sent off to market to fetch some. An unexpected detour takes her to places she has never seen before.
Oct 2013
Jan 2026
A new employer of a small company named Jungmin is meeting the executive director of a another company, Mr. Hyun, with her senior worker, Mr. Woo at the ‘Hongeo’ bar.
Dec 2016